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Featured Drug - Pepcid

Famotidine is in a group of drugs called histamine-2 blockers. Famotidine works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces.

Famotidine is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. It also treats conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Famotidine also treats gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions in which acid backs up from the stomach into the esophagus, causing heartburn.

Famotidine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

What are the possible side effects of famotidine?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Featured from the Pharmacist:Dietary Supplements: Vitamins, Minerals and More

What is a dietary supplement?

Congress defined the term "dietary supplement" in the
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. A dietary
supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the
diet. The "dietary ingredients" in these products may include: vitamins,
minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as
enzymes, organ
tissues, glandulars, and metabolites. Dietary supplements can
also be extracts or concentrates, and may be found in many forms such as
tablets, capsules, softgels, gelcaps, liquids, or powders. They can also be in
other forms, such as a bar, but if they are, information on their label must not
represent the product as a conventional food or a sole item of a meal or diet.
Whatever their form may be, DSHEA places dietary supplements in a special
category under the general umbrella of "foods," not drugs, and requires that
every supplement...

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